The Mag-Lev Audio turntable uses magnets to make the platter float for the ultimate in vibration isolation. It also has an orange LED, a UPS to make sure the platter won’t fall when the power goes out, a Pro-Ject 8.6 tonearm and an Ortofon OM 5E cartridge.

While the proper way to play a record is with a needle, it turns out that other sharp objects will do the trick, if not quite as well. Michael Ridge puts some bird songs on his turntable, then played them with the beak from a seagull’s skull. The bird is the word.

If you’re gonna hop on the vinyl bandwagon, you might as well get a record player that takes advantage of today’s tech. This turntable packs built in Bluetooth stereo speakers, so you can play music from records or from mobile devices. Save 32% in The Awesomer Shop.

Inside this ’60s-inspired console’s walnut body is a Debut Carbon turntable, a tweeter, a 6.5″ woofer, a 200W amplifier, a 100W subwoofer, an AirPlay receiver and two aux inputs. It also has a built-in minibar with whiskey glasses and room for 150 vinyl records.

A record player that streams to Sonos and Airplay devices as well as over Bluetooth. It can even turn your Spotify account into a radio channel by streaming music through the service. The catch? It has no wired output options.

Dust off your oldies or check out the latest indies on this portable turntable. Plays 33-1/3, 45 and 78s*, has built in speakers, rechargeable battery, a headphone jack, RCA outputs, and a USB jack for converting vinyl to digital. In The Awesomer Shop. (*78 stylus sold separately)

Gramovox’s Floating Record is an all-in-one turntable that plays vinyl records vertically using a 33.5/45RPM belt drive. It has an Audio-Technica AT95E cartridge, built-in 2″ stereo speakers and RCA and 1/8″ outputs.